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Food and Health Communications’ recipes follow the DASH diet, Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations, and MyPlate guidelines. Unlike many magazines, cookbooks, and online and social media recipes, our recipes are designed to use less saturated fat, sugar, and sodium. They are based on nutrient-dense, whole food. We also strive to use readily available, less expensive ingredients and standard kitchen equipment to increase accessibility. Let us know if you have questions or requests - we constantly create more so subscribe to weekly updates!

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Vegetarian Walnut Meat Tacos

These meatless walnut tacos are delicious and easy, especially if you prep the ingredients ahead of time.

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Vegetable Lentil Soup With Kale and Potatoes

This hearty soup cooks in 30 minutes. Lentils don't need soaking, providing a wealth of nutrients and fiber. The variety of veggies, including mushrooms, curly kale, carrots, and potatoes, make the soup an entire meal that is great for a weeknight.

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Kale Lemon Salad

Crispy, colorful kale, crunchy veggies, and super-rich lemony tahini dressing, what's not to love?

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Warm Fall Salad

Fabulous salad using fall root veggies for color and hearty texture. Try it!

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Zucchini, Lemon, and Ricotta Penne Pasta

A delicious end of summer early fall recipe that uses a lot of fresh zucchini from the garden or farmer's market. A small amount of artisan ricotta melts over the top to finish it. No one will mind that it is meatless.

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Making Your Own Ice Cream

Making your own ice cream at home is a delightful and rewarding process. You can experiment with flavors, control the ingredients, and create a personalized treat. Here's a basic recipe for making vanilla ice cream, a classic favorite.

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Chicken Potato Turmeric Stew

This warm stew is golden with an earthy, rich flavor from the turmeric. It is hearty and filling while being easy to make.

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Pasta With Turkey Meatballs

Turkey meatballs are braised with marinara sauce and then served over twisted turmeric fettuccini noodles. Of course any noodles will do but we love these yellow beauties!

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Butternut Red Curry Chicken

Red Curry Chicken is a delicious Thai dish known for its rich and flavorful red curry sauce. Here's a simple recipe for making Red Curry Chicken at home with a butternut squash or pumpkin base to add more richness and nutrients.

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Lean Turkey Chili

This chili is perfect for winter and after the holidays. It is a warm and easy dish chocked full of fiber.

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Banana Cream Pie

This yogurt coupe is healthy but decadent - it is great for breakfast, snacks, and dessert!

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Carrot Ginger Soup

Carrot Ginger soup is rich, spicy, and yet light. It is easy to make!

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Apple-Chai Mocktail

Here is an alcohol-free drink that is so delicious you must make a big batch! We love the flavor layering from kombucha to chai spiced syrup to apple juice, apple cider vinegar, orange juice, and turmeric orange syrup.

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Pumpkin Flan

I think this pumpkin flan is one of my favorite pumpkin desserts ever. The rich caramel drips down the firm, spicy, custard-rich pumpkin flan and is a show stopper. There is no pie dough needed! Don’t you love the color-rich pomegranate arils on the top?

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Pumpkin Latte

We looked high and low for a pumpkin latte that would be rich, spicy, pumpkin-forward, and not too sweet. And we found it! Check out this one! The recipe is so easy!

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